Felony Drunk Driving – Felony Dismissed

Our client was arrested for drunk driving in Grand Rapids, Michigan after his car slid into a guardrail. His BAC was well over the legal limit. This was his fourth arrest for drunk driving, and he had even more prior arrests for driving while license suspended.

DUI lawyer Aaron J. Boria was able to prevent the case from being charged as a felony, and our client pled to a first offense. Call (734) 453-7806 today for a free consultation.

Felony DUI

Had our client been convicted of felony DUI, he would have been facing a five-year felony. On top of that, a habitual second enhancement could have increased his potential jail time even further.

Felony DUI carries mandatory jail time and may also include community service, alcohol testing and education, probation, and more.

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Felony DUI Lawyer

In this case, we were able to prevent our client from being charged with felony drunk driving. We discovered that either the police officer or the prosecutor failed to file the necessary enhancement to charge the offense as a felony. We went straight to court and secured a plea to a first offense. Prosecutors may add or increase charges all the way up to trial—even at trial—but once a plea is entered, as it was here, double jeopardy applies and the prosecutor can no longer change the charges.

Because DUI lawyer Boria kept this case at a first-offense level, our client faced a maximum of 93 days in jail instead of five years in prison.

Unfortunately, our client violated his bond and was charged with another offense before sentencing. Even with that setback and his record, we were still able to keep his sentence to just 15 days in jail, served at a later date and with work release.

This situation is some what unique but maybe not as rare as you might think. If you have been charged with drunk driving, call DUI lawyer Aaron J. Boria at (734) 453-7806.